The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-20
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GEORGIA.
The dedication of thenew Lutheran church
at Augusta will occur to-day.
Jim Knox, (colored was found dead in a
ditch at Griffin Thursday, where he had died
in fit
An effort is to be made to re-establish the
mail route between Reidsville and Long
Branch
Oglethorpe's Sheriff levied on $500 acres
of land, and fifteen mules and horses IN one
bunch day or two ago.
The plans are being drawn for the new
Baptist church for South Macon. The edi-
fee is to cost about $4,000.
The estate of Col E. D. Harris, of Con-
yels, consisting of land, money, notes,
stock, etc, was appraised Thursday last at
about $4,000
The Randolph Cotton Manufacturing
Company of Cuthbert has closed down, and
the property is offered for sale. The COM
pany is said to he considerably embarrassed
The County Commissioners are erecting
an iron fence around the Court House park
in Quitman. 1t will be very substantial
and ornamental. It's cost will be about
$4,000.
With all the thrift and prosperity of the
people, and the rapid growth of population,
ii is something remarkable that there Is not
Jewish citizen in Wrightsvllle, nor is there
one living within the borders of the county.
South Rome wants the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus depot, and a determined
effort will be made by her enterprising citi-
gens to secure the location. They are going
to put in some weighty arguments to back
their claims
Work is to begin at cnce on the District
Academy, which was located at Nrlghts-
vile. by order of the Methodist Conference
of that district. The building will cost about
$1,000. The required amount has nearly all
been subscribed.
Three hundred and forty lone dollars and
forty-seven cents is the surplus in the Troup
county treasury. The Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues are economical but the
grand jury, nevertheless, recommend that
the board be abolished.
The Grand Jury of Troup county found
no true bill in the case of the States VS.. Ne
laney Cameron, charged with arson. There
was moral certainty of her guilt, but the
evidence of the only wltness-a little col
ored girl-was contradictory. The prisoner
was discharged.
The Baptists of Wrightsville not being
satisfied with their old house of worship,
are now erecting large and beautiful
church, on the same lot near their old build
ing. This church, when completed, will be
one of the largest and most handsome
structures in our town.
c. n Simpson. Jr., the largest grocery
and hardware merchant in Cuthbert, made
an assignment Friday, naming George Nc
Donald as assignee. Nothing definite could
he gathered as to the liabilities or assets.
Street rumor places the amount of indebted
ness between $50, 900 and $4,000
Ellaville Enterprise: On last Tuesday
morning we were aroused by the family to
see the strange appearance of the rising sun.
As it rose above the horizon it reseDlbled a
great ball of blood, and remained In this
state more than half hour by the watch,
before shedding forth its usual light to the
world
A gourd vine, grown on the place of J.
Q. A. Enecks, in the lower part of Scriven
county, has spread out in six different direc
tons, and each section has attained to
length of over forty feet. There are now
about thirty gourds upon the vine, and
some of them that have been picked hold
gallon and half of water
A large copper cylinder at the cotton fac
tory at Rome, used for drying thread, be-
came overcharged and blew out one end
Thursday, creating considerable alarm in
the immediate neighborhood, but hurting no
one. The loss will probably be considerable,
as the cylinder cost 81, 500 and is thought to
be too badly injured to be repaired.
At LaGrange last week much interest was
centered in the suit of Mrs. John I. New
ton against the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad Company for S15, 900 damages for
the killing of her husband at the steam mill
osslng, IN LaGSrange, by passenger train.
1t was given to the jury on Thursday, and
they chung" until Saturday night, when a
mlstrlal was declared.
Three negroes and a white man were
arrested at Wrghtsville Thursday upon the
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y. Blount Mr.. Bount, after hard work
succeeded in recovering his cotton The
white man and one negro gave bond for
their appearance at the next Superior Court
The other negroes, being unable to give
bond, are now languishing in the county
Jail.
c. r. johnson and J. F. Lang, of Con-
necticut, who are at Tallapoosa as repre-
sentatives of a Swedish colony, have bought
lot 200x30O feet, upon which will be built
in the near future malleable iron foundry
the first of the kind ever operated this side
of Mason and Dixon's line. Messrs. john
son and Lang will return North in few
days, orgauize stock company and soon be
ready TO set the business in motion.
The Superior Court was in session at
Quitman last week for the second week of
the present term. Only one case has been
disposed Of which elected much notice.
This was a suit for damages, $4,000 being
claimed by the plaintiff for alleged sickness
and depreciation in value of real estate
caused by "a grist-mill pond Statutory and
common law and the reports of appellate
courts were extensively ventilated: medical
science and the evidence of experts were
deliberately invoked. Malaria however,
appeared to be so evanescent and volatile in
its chara cteristics that the jury could
not locate the source of damage, and rem
dered verdict in favor Of the defend
ant.
Gen. Longstreet, of Gainesville, appears
70 be in better health than at any time for
the past ten years Barring the partial
paralysis of his shoulder, caused by the
serious wound he received in the war, he is
as hearty and vigorous as many men many
years younger. He attributes this improve
ment of his health to the virtues of a min
eral spring he has discovered near his resi-
dence. He says that for some years he
dared not take a glass Of sherry as it in
variably flew to his toes, and he was threat
ened with govt. Since he commenced using
this water these symptoms have disap-
peared, and he can now use wine and eat
heartily without experiencing any bad eff
fects.
At Louisville the Superior Court has been
in session since Monday morning, His Honor
Judge j. K. Hines on the bench. Thursday
ended the second trial Of Miss Elvira Ivey